[cei_wm011] Recycling rate of municipal waste
Updated by provider on June 20, 2025 (9:00 PM).
The indicator measures the share of recycled municipal waste in the total municipal waste generation. Recycling includes material recycling, composting and anaerobic digestion. The ratio is expressed in percent (%) as both terms are measured in the same unit, namely tonnes.
[freq] Time frequency
[A] Annual
[wst_oper] Waste management operations
[RCY] Recycling
[unit] Unit of measure
[PC] Percentage
[geo] Geopolitical entity (reporting)
[AL] Albania
[AT] Austria
[BA] Bosnia and Herzegovina
[BE] Belgium
[BG] Bulgaria
[CH] Switzerland
[CY] Cyprus
[CZ] Czechia
[DE] Germany
[DK] Denmark
[EE] Estonia
[EL] Greece
[ES] Spain
[EU27_2020] European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
[FI] Finland
[FR] France
[HR] Croatia
[HU] Hungary
[IE] Ireland
[IS] Iceland
[IT] Italy
[LT] Lithuania
[LU] Luxembourg
[LV] Latvia
[ME] Montenegro
[MK] North Macedonia
[MT] Malta
[NL] Netherlands
[NO] Norway
[PL] Poland
[PT] Portugal
[RO] Romania
[RS] Serbia
[SE] Sweden
[SI] Slovenia
[SK] Slovakia
[TR] Türkiye
[XK] Kosovo*
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Time frequency [freq] (1)
Waste management operations [wst_oper] (1)
Unit of measure [unit] (1)
Geopolitical entity (reporting) [geo] (38)
This dataset has 38 series:
[A.RCY.PC.AL] Annual – Recycling – Percentage – Albania
- from
- 2020=18.1
- to
- 2022=18.9
- min:
- 18.1
- max:
- 18.9
- avg:
- 18.567
- σ:
- 0.34
[A.RCY.PC.AT] Annual – Recycling – Percentage – Austria
- from
- 2000=63.4
- to
- 2022=62.6
- min:
- 56.3
- max:
- 64.3
- avg:
- 59.913
- σ:
- 2.642
[A.RCY.PC.BA] Annual – Recycling – Percentage – Bosnia and Herzegovina
- from
- 2008=0
- to
- 2022=0.8
- min:
- 0
- max:
- 0.8
- avg:
- 0.073
- σ:
- 0.23
[A.RCY.PC.BE] Annual – Recycling – Percentage – Belgium
- from
- 2000=49.7
- to
- 2023=54.9
- min:
- 49.7
- max:
- 56.8
- avg:
- 53.7
- σ:
- 1.679
[A.RCY.PC.BG] Annual – Recycling – Percentage – Bulgaria
- from
- 2000=15.5
- to
- 2022=24.6
- min:
- 15.5
- max:
- 35.2
- avg:
- 24.178
- σ:
- 6.404
[A.RCY.PC.CH] Annual – Recycling – Percentage – Switzerland
- from
- 2000=45.3
- to
- 2022=52.2
- min:
- 45.3
- max:
- 53.5
- avg:
- 50.578
- σ:
- 2.23
[A.RCY.PC.CY] Annual – Recycling – Percentage – Cyprus
- from
- 2000=3
- to
- 2023=16
- min:
- 3
- max:
- 17
- avg:
- 10.567
- σ:
- 5.5
[A.RCY.PC.CZ] Annual – Recycling – Percentage – Czechia
- from
- 2000=0.9
- to
- 2021=43.3
- min:
- 0.9
- max:
- 43.3
- avg:
- 18.445
- σ:
- 13.504
[A.RCY.PC.DE] Annual – Recycling – Percentage – Germany
- from
- 2000=52.5
- to
- 2023=68.2
- min:
- 52.3
- max:
- 70.3
- avg:
- 63.338
- σ:
- 4.982
[A.RCY.PC.DK] Annual – Recycling – Percentage – Denmark
- from
- 2000=37.1
- to
- 2022=45.7
- min:
- 36.1
- max:
- 57.6
- avg:
- 44.682
- σ:
- 4.962
Series code | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[A.RCY.PC.AL] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.1 | 18.7 | 18.9 | - |
[A.RCY.PC.AT] | 63.4 | 64.3 | 62.5 | 64.2 | 57.4 | 58.3 | 59.2 | 60.2 | 63.2 | 61.9 | 59.4 | 56.7 | 57.7 | 57.7 | 56.3 | 56.9 | 57.6 | 57.8 | 57.7 | 58.2 | 62.3 | 62.5 | 62.6 | - |
[A.RCY.PC.BA] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - |
[A.RCY.PC.BE] | 49.7 | 50.4 | 51.5 | 52.9 | 53.5 | 55.6 | 56.1 | 56.8 | 52.7 | 53.9 | 54.8 | 54.4 | 53.4 | 52.8 | 53.8 | 53.5 | 53.5 | 53.9 | 54.4 | 54.7 | 51.4 | 55.5 | 54.7 | 54.9 |
[A.RCY.PC.BG] | 15.5 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 18.3 | 19.1 | 20.6 | 19.4 | 19.9 | 24.5 | 26.2 | 25 | 28.5 | 23.1 | 29.4 | 31.8 | 34.6 | 31.5 | 34.6 | 35.2 | 28.2 | 24.6 | - |
[A.RCY.PC.CH] | 45.3 | 46.6 | 46.7 | 47.5 | 48.7 | 50.6 | 50.1 | 51 | 49.9 | 51.3 | 50.5 | 50.1 | 50 | 51 | 53.5 | 52.7 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 53 | 52.8 | 52.3 | 52.2 | - |
[A.RCY.PC.CY] | 3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 12.8 | 13.9 | 14.8 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 17 | 14 | 14.8 | 16 |
[A.RCY.PC.CZ] | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 12.4 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 23.2 | 24.2 | 25.4 | 29.7 | 33.6 | 32.1 | 32.2 | 33.3 | 40.5 | 43.3 | - | - |
[A.RCY.PC.DE] | 52.5 | 52.3 | 56.1 | 57.8 | 56.4 | 60.9 | 62.1 | 63.2 | 63.8 | 63.1 | 62.5 | 63 | 65.2 | 63.8 | 65.6 | 66.7 | 67.1 | 67.2 | 67.1 | 66.7 | 70.3 | 69.3 | 69.2 | 68.2 |
[A.RCY.PC.DK] | 37.1 | 36.1 | 37.6 | 40.9 | 41 | 41 | 41.8 | 44.2 | 47.9 | 48.8 | - | 42.4 | 42.5 | 43.3 | 45.4 | 47.4 | 48.3 | 47.6 | 49.9 | 51.5 | 45 | 57.6 | 45.7 | - |
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Time frequency [freq] (1)
Waste management operations [wst_oper] (1)
Unit of measure [unit] (1)
Geopolitical entity (reporting) [geo] (38)
This dataset has 38 series:
[A.RCY.PC.AL] Annual – Recycling – Percentage – Albania
- from
- 2020=18.1
- to
- 2022=18.9
- min:
- 18.1
- max:
- 18.9
- avg:
- 18.567
- σ:
- 0.34
[A.RCY.PC.AT] Annual – Recycling – Percentage – Austria
- from
- 2000=63.4
- to
- 2022=62.6
- min:
- 56.3
- max:
- 64.3
- avg:
- 59.913
- σ:
- 2.642
[A.RCY.PC.BA] Annual – Recycling – Percentage – Bosnia and Herzegovina
- from
- 2008=0
- to
- 2022=0.8
- min:
- 0
- max:
- 0.8
- avg:
- 0.073
- σ:
- 0.23
[A.RCY.PC.BE] Annual – Recycling – Percentage – Belgium
- from
- 2000=49.7
- to
- 2023=54.9
- min:
- 49.7
- max:
- 56.8
- avg:
- 53.7
- σ:
- 1.679
[A.RCY.PC.BG] Annual – Recycling – Percentage – Bulgaria
- from
- 2000=15.5
- to
- 2022=24.6
- min:
- 15.5
- max:
- 35.2
- avg:
- 24.178
- σ:
- 6.404
[A.RCY.PC.CH] Annual – Recycling – Percentage – Switzerland
- from
- 2000=45.3
- to
- 2022=52.2
- min:
- 45.3
- max:
- 53.5
- avg:
- 50.578
- σ:
- 2.23
[A.RCY.PC.CY] Annual – Recycling – Percentage – Cyprus
- from
- 2000=3
- to
- 2023=16
- min:
- 3
- max:
- 17
- avg:
- 10.567
- σ:
- 5.5
[A.RCY.PC.CZ] Annual – Recycling – Percentage – Czechia
- from
- 2000=0.9
- to
- 2021=43.3
- min:
- 0.9
- max:
- 43.3
- avg:
- 18.445
- σ:
- 13.504
[A.RCY.PC.DE] Annual – Recycling – Percentage – Germany
- from
- 2000=52.5
- to
- 2023=68.2
- min:
- 52.3
- max:
- 70.3
- avg:
- 63.338
- σ:
- 4.982
[A.RCY.PC.DK] Annual – Recycling – Percentage – Denmark
- from
- 2000=37.1
- to
- 2022=45.7
- min:
- 36.1
- max:
- 57.6
- avg:
- 44.682
- σ:
- 4.962
Series code | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[A.RCY.PC.AL] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.1 | 18.7 | 18.9 | - |
[A.RCY.PC.AT] | 63.4 | 64.3 | 62.5 | 64.2 | 57.4 | 58.3 | 59.2 | 60.2 | 63.2 | 61.9 | 59.4 | 56.7 | 57.7 | 57.7 | 56.3 | 56.9 | 57.6 | 57.8 | 57.7 | 58.2 | 62.3 | 62.5 | 62.6 | - |
[A.RCY.PC.BA] | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - |
[A.RCY.PC.BE] | 49.7 | 50.4 | 51.5 | 52.9 | 53.5 | 55.6 | 56.1 | 56.8 | 52.7 | 53.9 | 54.8 | 54.4 | 53.4 | 52.8 | 53.8 | 53.5 | 53.5 | 53.9 | 54.4 | 54.7 | 51.4 | 55.5 | 54.7 | 54.9 |
[A.RCY.PC.BG] | 15.5 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 18.3 | 19.1 | 20.6 | 19.4 | 19.9 | 24.5 | 26.2 | 25 | 28.5 | 23.1 | 29.4 | 31.8 | 34.6 | 31.5 | 34.6 | 35.2 | 28.2 | 24.6 | - |
[A.RCY.PC.CH] | 45.3 | 46.6 | 46.7 | 47.5 | 48.7 | 50.6 | 50.1 | 51 | 49.9 | 51.3 | 50.5 | 50.1 | 50 | 51 | 53.5 | 52.7 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 53 | 52.8 | 52.3 | 52.2 | - |
[A.RCY.PC.CY] | 3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 12.8 | 13.9 | 14.8 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 17 | 14 | 14.8 | 16 |
[A.RCY.PC.CZ] | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 12.4 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 23.2 | 24.2 | 25.4 | 29.7 | 33.6 | 32.1 | 32.2 | 33.3 | 40.5 | 43.3 | - | - |
[A.RCY.PC.DE] | 52.5 | 52.3 | 56.1 | 57.8 | 56.4 | 60.9 | 62.1 | 63.2 | 63.8 | 63.1 | 62.5 | 63 | 65.2 | 63.8 | 65.6 | 66.7 | 67.1 | 67.2 | 67.1 | 66.7 | 70.3 | 69.3 | 69.2 | 68.2 |
[A.RCY.PC.DK] | 37.1 | 36.1 | 37.6 | 40.9 | 41 | 41 | 41.8 | 44.2 | 47.9 | 48.8 | - | 42.4 | 42.5 | 43.3 | 45.4 | 47.4 | 48.3 | 47.6 | 49.9 | 51.5 | 45 | 57.6 | 45.7 | - |
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